When She Rose From the Ashes

Chapter 400 A Mother’s Plea Natalie was momentarily stunned by B….

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Chapter 400 A Mother’s Plea Natalie was momentarily stunned by Beth’s words

She hadn’t expected there to be such a cabin on the ship. What kind of place was this?

Beth saw the look on her face and lowered her voice. “Natalie, if–if you can get rescued, would you help me?”

Natalie froze. “Sorry. I can’t promise you anything. I can barely guarantee my own safety right now.”

She felt sympathy for Beth, but sympathy didn’t make her a saint. At first she’d assumed every woman on this ship had been kidnapped and was waiting to be sold like cargo. Hearing Beth mention a casino, she realized her assumptions were naive. This was a world she’d never known. If everything Beth said was true, the ship was crawling with danger. Baron might run into trouble coming here–she had neither the energy nor the means to promise to save someone else.

instead, she looked at Natalie with a newfound respect. “Natalie, if there’s a chance and I can get you away, would you try to find my

aback. “What do you

her wounded arm and forced a bitter smile. “My life is probably over anyway. Even if I earn a share and my son’s illness is cured, the boss won’t let us live together. I don’t even dare imagine what he’d do to my

streamed down Beth’s face

Sean. If her children were in danger, she might make the same choice. This place was no environment for a child to grow

where your son is? Is he on

never had the chance. We video–call every month, but he looks paler each time. Sometimes I hear the sea and the clatter of the casino.

this chaos–who could

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Mother’s Plea Natalie

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mother too. She couldn’t outright refuse Beth this time, but she didn’t make any promises either. Beth seemed to sense she’d asked too much; she gave a self–mocking smile and